Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-27
THE CITY COUNCIL.
They Kescind the Notice of Election
on Reincorporation.

Two Petitions for Street Railroad Fran.
c~htses-The Men Who Are APPLYING
for Them-Provisions of the Ordin
ances Accompanying.
The City Council met in special meeting
last night at the City Hall. Present: Thu
Mayor in the chair, Aldermen erik, For.
bis, Loeber, Jahrciss and Pinkbam.
Mr.. Pinkham moved to rescind the
notice of special election to be held on the
28th. Carried.
The matter of appointing Judges and
polling places for the regular city election
on May z then came up for consideration.
and the following appointments were
made:
First ward-Judges, w. J. Mcnamara,
George Pascoe and A. M. Walker.
Second ward-Judges, F. E. Gleason,
Jere Roach and David S. Meiklejohn.
Third ward-John c. Shepherd, John M.
Wehrle and Nm. Guedelhoefer.
Fourth Ward-William Lalande. D.. r..
Lamborn and Fred Kurth.
The polling places designated were: Sec.
ond ward, the Centennial Hotel; Fourth
ward, the engine oom at the City Hall.
The Clerk was authorized to select polling
places in the First and Third wards.
MIR. Pinkham moved that the City Clerk
be authorized to call the city election in
the regular way and do all things necessary
to hold the same, and the motion carried.
The cause of the motion wa a doubt az to
whether the Clerk had received the neces-
sary authority at the last meeting of the
Council +.
When the question was asked as to what
further business there was to transact the
1 1ork rrolnnal n -ck:ks~- g.. W.
nett, w. Bennett, S. E. Larabie and asso-
ciates as follows:
To The Hon. Mayor and City Council of Butte
City, Montana:
The undersigned, your petitioners, re-
spectfully request and petition that a
of right Of way over the streets |
OF you city be granted to w. Bennett
Nelson Bennett, s.. r. Larabie and asso.l
for the purpose of constructive. |
maintaining and operating a line or lines
OF street railway within the said city and
TO n~elghborlng points, in accordance to
specifications, provisions and conditions
set out IN ordinance herewith presented.
Casey d Brophy, w. A. Clark,
York q Holmes, l.. F. Schmidt,
y. Mayer. M. j. Council,
q. G.. Walton, Leyson & lurck.
p. A. Nichols, A. W. Mcclure,
Julian Smith, N. B. Brownlee,
,: Il. Upton, W. R. Kenyon,
Mccarthy & Co., L. r. Mailiet.
u. Thomas, Vim. NJ. Jack,
A. DAcheul, John Caplice.
Accompanied by a form of ordnance
which provided, first, for granting to the
PARTIES named the right to build a street
abroad. single or double track, within the
,1ty OF Butte, to be operated by "horse,
ifctrlc or such other propelling power" as
he grantees may elect by ''direct attach.
nent OF by means OF cable or other ap-
,.ances,, to lie aid southerly from Butte
ity to the depot Of the Utah & Northern
Co.. South Butte; Easterly to the
own OF Meaderville. and NortherIy to the
OF Walkerville on the city grades.
in consideration OF the franchise ,
ne grantees undertake to keen
ne track in good repair and
space OF a foot on the outside of
ne rails; place properly constructed cars {
18th all modern improvements to be RIM
n a schedule OF time to be published bv t
ne grantees at not exceeding six miles an t
our speed. Provided that the grantees
omply with the City Councils directions a
l construction and operation OF the road I
nd that the tracks shall be as near as
racticable in the middle of the street andin :
lch manner as to cause no impeachment =
D the common and ordinary use of the :
lreets; the water courses OF the city to be ,
it Tree and unobstructed; tracks to be :.
no on a good foundation; good crossings y
laid, etc. Third, the fare not to exceed 8
n cents. Fourth, the construction to he
egun In six months from the passage of t
ne ordinance and that portion OF the 5
ne OF sand railway extending from some n
ONT on Main street to- the South Butte
shall lie completed and in operation c
thin twelve months from the passage of a
le ordinance. Fifth, failure to complv p
18th conditions as to time of ommence- tt
ent. ETC.. to work q forfeiture. Sixth. the
anchise to last for fifty years and noth-I
g IN the ordinance to prevent the Council ..
om passing any ordinance necessary to
the city's interest.
Mr.. Forbis moved to postpone considera- d.
Judge Loeber wanted to hear from the G.
who he understood were pres
It. what they really wanted. 70
Mr.. Plnkham thought the ordinance
osely drawn as regards the amount of &C
DIX to be done in a specified time.
MI. otapleton, representing Bennett ct m
;, said so far as he was concerned the men "
represented we're ready to 20 to work on J..
e proposed road as soon as thew received IN
e franchise. The reason they asked for ",
( months in which to begin construction II
IS because all parties desiring steel or
m rail need four or six months prepara.
m IN which to procure same. These
lngs are not kept in stock, but have to re
ordered sometimes six months ahead so DE-
at the applicants for the franchise want la,
save themselves from any delayin filling tn
cir order. They are men who now have da